Awning



May 8, 1951 E. R. sco-r1'y 2,551,975

` AWNING Filed Dec. 26, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Ernest R. Scott' Fl 6.2 INVENTOR,

ATTORNEY May 8, 1951 E, R. scoTT 2,551,975

AWNING Filed nec. 26, 1946 :e Sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR,

ATTORNEY Patented May 8, IQ

UNITED STATESXPATENT OFFICE AWNING Ernest R. Scott, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Application December 26, 1946, Serial No. 718,430

My invention relates to sun shades or awnings for window openings, and more particularly to awnings for vehicle window openings.

The present invention is a mechanical improve- Y ment over the awning disclosed. in United States design patent numbered D. 109,195, and issued to me on the 29th day of March, 1938.

The awning of that patent was designed to i attach to the upper portion of a vehicle door, but no provision was made for adjusting the length of the awning to accommodate doors of different horizontal dimensions.

It is the prime object of the present invention 'to provide a collapsible awning which is adjustable longitudinally, so as to accommodate different sized vehicle doors.

In commercializing the awning of the above mentioned patent, it was necessary to construct each awning to lit a specific door size.

to render it usable upon practically any standard automobile door, thus making it unnecessary for a dealer to carry a stock of different sized awnings "for different makes of cars.

Another object is to provide an awning of vthis class in which the sheet covering, aswell as the supporting bows is longitudinally adjustable.'-

A further Aobject is to provide a longitudinally ,adjustable awning which is simple and easy to adjust and install.

Other objects will be apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction rwith s the accompanying two sheets of drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the awning operatively installed upon an automobile door,

' a portion of the car being shown in dotted lines;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the longitudinally adjustable awning frame, showing the bows or ribs thereof in open or spread apart conl dition;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view detailing the side-rib cover assembly at the longitudinal center of the awning;

The present awning has suicient longitudinal adjustment' choring the strips together.

3 Claims- (Cl. 160--56) Like characters of reference designate like parts in those gures of the drawings in which they occur.

In the drawings:

The reference numeral I indicates, as a whole, a vehicle door having a window opening 2, a front or forward edge 3, and a rear edge i. The device of the present invention is designed for removable installation upon the door I above the window 2, is designed for clamping attachment to said door edges 3 and 4, and is further adapted for connection to the upper edge of the door.

The invention, per se, includes a ribbed metal frame which is indicated as a whole by the reference numeral 5, and a sheet cover therefor which is indicated by the numeral t. The cover E may be made of any suitable sheet material such as leather, simulated leather, or cloth.

The frame 5 consists of an upper or inner bow l, a lower or outer bow 8, and an intermediate or middle bow 9.

The upper bow l is formed of two strap-metal strips Iii and i I which have over-lapping straight end portions which lie flatly in face to face con- "tact with each other and each of lwhich has a series of equally spaced through perforations. The perforations in the strip Iii are indicated by the reference numeral I 2, and those through the strip II are indicated by the numeral I3. The two strips Iii and I I may be moved longitudinally with relation to each other, and may be anchored together in various positions of longitudinal adjustment by a plurality of stove bolts or studs I4.

lThe end of the strip Iii is bent to form an arcuate portion I5, and the opposite end of the strip I I is similarly bent to form an arcuate portion I6.

The lower bow 8 is similarly formed of two strap-metal strips Il and I8, the adjacent end portions of which similarly over-lap, and are respectively provided with spaced. through perforations I9 and 2) for receiving studs 2l, for an- 'Ihe opposite ends of the strips il and I8 are bent to provide arcuate portions 22 and 23 respectively.

The middle bow 9 is formed of two strap-metal strips 24 and 25 which have their adjacent straight portions slidably thrust into a tubate element 25. The element 25 is preferably attached to the strip 2li by a rivet or pin 2l.

The strip 24 has its other end bent to form an arcuate portion 28, and the opposite end of the strip 25 is similarly bent to form an arcuate portion 29.

In assembling the bows 1, 8 and 9 together to form the frame 5, the extreme ends of the arcuate portions I5, 22 and 28 are drawn together face to face and are all attached to an L-shaped bracket 39 by a pivot pin 3| (Figure 5). Suitable separating washers 32 are provided around the pivot pin or bolt 3i, if desired, and. a nut 33 acts to hold the assembly in place. The extreme ends of the arcuate portions I6, 29 and 23 of the strips II, 25 and I8 are similarly mounted together upon another one of the brackets 3i) (Figure 2).

The frame 5 further includes an arm 34 which is also preferably made of strap-iron, and which extends transversely between the bows 1 and 8, and which is pivotally attached to the bows by one each ofthe detents I4 and 2l. The arm 34 is made of two strips 35 and 36 which are pivoted together by a pivot pin 31 to form an elbow joint. A projection 38 on the strip 35 acts to limit movement of the joint to only one direction. The upper end of the strip 35 is attached to bow strips I and II by one of the bolts I4 (Figure 3), and an extension plate 39 is also attached thereto by the bolt. The plate 39 projects above the bow strips for a purpose more fully described hereinbelow.

As best illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, each of the brackets 30 are made of angle iron and have a portion or leg extending at right angles to the portion which receives the bolt or pin 3l. This latter leg lies flatly against the outside surface of a sheet metal clamp-hook 40, and is pivotally connected thereto by a rivet 4I which also passes through a plate 62 lying flatly against the inside surface of the hook member.

The hook member 4B consists substantially of a metal plate 43 (the one through which the rivet 4I passes), a perpendicularly bent portion 44, and a return portion 45 which is bent into a position of parallelism with the plate 43. The

inside surface of the plate 42 is equipped with two cork or felt pads 46 which are preferably attached thereto by adhesive.

In installing the frame 5 on a vehicle door, one of the clamp members 40 is hooked around kthe forward edge 3 of the door and the other one is similarly hooked around the doors rear edge d. The perforations I2--l3 and |9-20 in the bow strips make it possible to shift the two clamps toward or away from each other to accommodate different door dimensions. of the door is shown in dotted lines in Figure 4.

After the clamps have been thus engaged with the door edges, the plate 42 and pads 46 are forcibly urged toward the door edge by two studs 4l which are threaded into perforations in the plate 43 and the ends of which bear against the outside surface of the plate 42.

After the frame 5 has thus been attached to the door, the upper projecting end portion of the plate 39 is bent downwardly over the upper edge 48 of the door (Figure 3).

In completing the device, the frame 5 is covered by a sheet of pre-tailored material, such as leather, simulated leather, oil cloth or waterproofed canvas. in two sheets 5B and 5I having hemmed edge The edge This sheet covering is formed 6 4 tunnels through which the strips I0, II, I1 and I8 may be passed. The sheets 50 and 5I overlap each other so as to compensate for the longitudinal adjustment of the bow strips in an obvious manner. The bolts I4.pass through the sheets 5D and 5I as best shown in Figure 3.

The bow 8 may be swung upwardly adjacent the bow I by breaking the brace 34 at its elbow joint. When this is done, the covering 6 folds upon itself in an obvious manner.

Obviously the invention is susceptible to some change or alteration without defeating its practicability, and I therefore do not wish to be confined to the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings and described herein, further than I am limited by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A vehicle door awning including, a plurality of elongated bows having similar arcuate end portions; means for pivotally connecting the corresponding ends of said bows together; a hook element pivotally connected to the bows at each end thereof; means embodied in each bow for facilitating its longitudinal expansion and contraction; and sheet material stretched across all of said bows, and a transverse brace arm extending between two of said bows and pivoted thereto at each of its ends, said arm composed of two strips hinged together at their meeting ends.

2. In a foldable automotive vehicle door awning comprising a plurality of longitudinally eX- tensible frame members having similar arcuate end portions, means for pivotally connecting the corresponding ends of said frame members together, means pivotally connected to the frame members at each end thereof to provide adjustment on the vehicle, a plurality of overlapping sheets carried by the frame members, and means cooperating with each of the frame members to provide longitudinal adjustment thereof, and a transverse pivotable member disposed between the outer two of said frame members.

3. In an awning for an automotive vehicle door comprising a plurality of adjustable elongated bow members having arcuate end portions, means for pivotally interconnecting the corresponding ends of said bows, a hook element pivotally connected to the corresponding end of said bows, means providing variable longitudinal adjustment of the bows, and a transverse brace arm extending between two of said bows and pivoted thereto at each of its ends, said arm composed of two strips hinged together at their meeting ends.

ERNEST R. SCOTT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 619,957 Hettrick Feb. 21, 1899 827,483 Voorhees July 31, 1906 1,666,657 Hopkins Apr. 17, 1928 2,249,491 OBrien July 15, 1941 

